"Austin's visit to his grandmother's is the first since Grandpa died. Austin notices Grandpa's things but feels the emptiness of his absence. This spare story vividly captures the emotions of painful times and shows how they ease with sharing and remembering. Boy and grandfather were close, but boy and grandmother seem destined to be just as close, with Grandpa's memory to bind them. Poignant and perceptive, this has impressive resonance, and readers won't easily shed its warm afterglow."--(starred) Booklist.
- ISBN10 0394975995
- ISBN13 9780394975993
- Publish Date 9 July 2002 (first published 1 August 1987)
- Publish Status Remaindered
- Out of Print 6 December 2011
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Alfred A. Knopf
- Edition Rev ed.
- Format Paperback
- Language English